the disco pant

I usually ignore Facebook ads, but when I saw the words DISCO PANT and an image of purple spandex, I had to click.   Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Disco Pant:

If you’re into the really shiny, super bright and way too tight pants, then these are obviously for you.   

Honestly, the best part about the Disco Pants isn’t their appearance, it’s the write up on the website where they can be purchased:

“…Form-fitting, high-waist stretch pants made from a heavyweight Nylon/Elastane blend that creates a flattering slimming effect…”

Wow, flattering AND slimming, these are miracle pants.

“…When in doubt on sizing, order down…”

Because when you think something might not fit right, you should always go a size down.    Keep in mind all of the models sporting the disco pants are a size 2 size 0. 

Perhaps I’m just not fashion forward enough…or I’m just jealous because I worry about jeans being too tight, let alone spandex, but I don’t think the Disco Pant will be the must have for 2010.

great finds at cvs

Admit it, you’ve found some greatness in THAT aisle of CVS.  You know that aisle, it could have a foot massager, a Crock Pot, a Christmas Tree, or in my case a Snuggie!  

I didn’t cave to the Snuggie rush of late ‘08, but I could not resist the leopard Snuggie that I found for $14.99, or the the kids Snuggie, which was also $14.99.   That doesn’t seem exactly fair, but whatever I found Snuggie’s at CVS and that makes my weekend complete.

Now if we could just get going on a Snuggie Crawl for Albany…I’ve got the stylish leopard print..let’s make it happen.

canned champagne

Cans aren’t just for Budweiser anymore!   While reading my lovely friend’s blog, Adventures in Dateland, I was delighted to learn about Sofia champagne, I guess I’ve been living under a rock, I’d never heard of it, but think it looks pretty fab and, c’mon, it comes in a pink can!  

She has the backstory and details on where you can find it locally, read on.

mommy laptop, kid laptop

How old were you when you purchased your first laptop?   I was 24, it was a Dell Inspiron.   For about two years the Inspiron was enough to help me surf the interwebs, create graphics on Photoshop, and update my various websites (it bit the bullet it mid 2007, two years after my purchase).   

 Why so much pride over a laptop?

 I  grew up in a time of “portable” computer development.   The first “laptop” that my father brought home was a COMPAQ PORTABLE, it was bulky and totally DOS based, but amazing for the mid 80’s.   By the time I started college in the late nineties, laptops were much more advanced but ridiculously overpriced.   I went off to college without one, and most students at my school didn’t own a laptop or a computer.   I was lucky to have a roomate that had a desktop of her own, but laptops were quite rare in 1998.  Most students who were lucky enough to have a laptop my freshman year physically locked them down in their dorm rooms!  

 

 

Fast forward to 2009 and I’ve now acquired many laptops…including my favorite, the HP MINI!   I adore this tiny laptop.  The main thing you need to know going in on a HP Mini is that they are strictly for web use, understand that and you’ll be in love!   If you happen to have read this blog before, you’ll know of my adoration for the HP Mini Vivienne Tam Edition for 2009, it was absolutely goregous! 

   Well, it’s a new fashion season which means a brand new goregous HP Mini Vivienne Tam for 2010.  Very little has been known about this new HP Mini…until tonight, enjoy the new look of the 2010 HP Mini Vivenne Tam:

I don’t have details  on when this fab laptop will hit stores, or price, but as soon as I find out I’ll post em!!!!   This is yet another stylish, modern and portable (fits in a small purse) laptop from HP and I cannot wait to get my hands on it!

While the HP Mini is teeny, in my opinion, you shouldn’t assume this is a laptop to grab for your kiddies.   My child had been begging for a laptop for the last two years and last Christmas we decided to cave.   We went with the XO.  If you’re scratching your head because you aren’t familiar with the XO, no worries, it’s far from mainstream.   Long story short the XO laptop is the ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD computer that launched in 2007.  The machine was created for children in developing countries, but for the last two holiday seasons consumers in the United States have been given the opportunity to purchase one for themselves and one for a child in an underdeveloped community with the Give One, Get One Program.   It was a great way for us to give our child a laptop designed for children and also donate one to a child without computer resources.  I haven’t found information that has confirmed the Give One, Get One Program will launch again in 2009, but if you’re able to seccure the funds to donate a laptop to a child in an underdeveloped community, it’s a great way to give back.   You can learn more about One Laptop Per Child here. 

*photos via: inhabitots.com, HP Flickr, oldcomputers.net, notebookreview.com, mobilecomputermag.co.uk

a little less ass and a little more class

It was a great summer, and I even made it up to Saratoga once!  My lone Toga trip was part of a reunion weekend with some fabulous friends from college.  We decided to relive our Siena days by heading out in downtown Saratoga for a night of light craziness.   Now, if you’ve ever been out downtown during track season you know space is limited in basically every establishment.  I can understand a spilled drink, a mistaken push, a few crushed toes…but this was new:

Yep, a butt in our faces, actually about 4 inches from my friends shoulder (she leaned forward so we could get a good pic).    We were on a crowded outdoor patio where the tables were so close together, but this guy just kept leaning over his table and shoving his backside at our table.   It gets better…not only was his tush waving in our faces, he started to scratch his butt basically over my friends shoulder.  Hand straight down the back of his pants.  I didn’t get a shot of that…probably for the best.     Ladies, there are some classy men in Saratoga, just be prepared for a butt scratcher.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve encountered in a crowded bar?